Hari Kondabolu (Telugu: హరి కొండబోలు) is an Americanstand-up comic. He has appeared on television on many occasions and is known for his politically and socially charged comedy. He is also the older brother of rapper Ashok Kondabolu, who is a former member of the group Das Racist.[1]

While spending his junior year at Wesleyan University developed Kondabolu as a "scholar and an artist" because of the campus's politics and a thriving art scene, Bowdoin provided Kondabolu with the audience to hear that art. Kondabolu left for Wesleyan as a sophomore, but word of mouth made his audience even larger when he returned to Bowdoin as a senior.[3]

He has also performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival[7] and was a featured comedian for the US State Department-sponsored "Make Chai Not War" comedy showcase in India in 2012. His humor often centers on social issues such as poverty, racism, and a rejection of Indian stereotypes seen in media. For example, his short film Manoj (2007), which has played in comedy and film festivals around the world, including the Just for Laughs Festivals in Montreal and Chicago, mocks comedians who broadly exploit their ethnic backgrounds for their material.